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March 21, 2011
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About the art:

I wanted to show that China is a changing country in this drawing. Every time I visit my homeland, I notice so many changes that I can barely recognize the place. Industrialization is occurring so quickly that you can find brand new skyscrapers right next to little shacks and slums.

The Chinese people are looking forward to enjoying the simple things in life like owning a computer or car, and living in a house that doesn't have leaky roofs. Yet there is a unique culture that will be lost along with the impoverished past.

With the building of new apartments, traditional wood and brick houses will be torn down. The word "拆" in red on the the white wall in the right side of the picture means "demolish". It marks the grounds that will be replaced with skyscrapers. Many people are forced to move out, and the displaced population are usually too poor to afford the newly built apartments. Also all the continuous constructions create a lot of dust and air pollution. There is always a grey haze in the cities.

This is the inevitable future that the Chinese people must face since humans must move forward, and Sen notices the disparity of it all. They are only students right now, but they will grow up to be leaders. Between the conflicts of the past, present, and future, the Knites will try to change China for a better tomorrow.

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:iconmrsnoire:
~MrsNoire 3 days ago
Beautiful... *-*
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~RLPT07IDN 4 days ago
I'm going to,:+fav: :wow: :clap:
Great Artwork, illustration, title & background.:wow: :iconthumbsupplz: :) :highfive:
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Word & Image of the Day. :pointr: :pointr: :pointr: ~RLPT07IDN © :jedi::ufo: :frail:
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Mood: Love ~Carmetsys May 8, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
yayyy~ they got Sen to go to school! haha.

the vibe from each side of the street is so vibrant...and yes, disparate. there's so much meaning in this. there's also an element of time in the way the street stretches into the horizon.

also, the title is fascinating and perfectly matches the idea of it.

it ALL is fascinating. every bit of it.~ <333
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~KaidaTenshi May 5, 2012  Student Digital Artist
This . . . Looks like a scene/wallpaper from an anime @.@

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"We didn't write the rules, it wasn't me, it wasn't you.
We both know that Life is cruel."

❒ Taken
❒ Single
✔ Mentally dating an Anime Character

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Mood: Love ~Dark-Ninja-Ace May 4, 2012
WOEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS JUST AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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~Ace~ d(^3^)b
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Mood: Love ~BirdsOfFreedom Apr 26, 2012
Well done! I love the theme, very interesting :D
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~laughxoutxloud94 Apr 12, 2012
so beautiful :O

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one of my great rules in life is:

if you don't bother them, they won't bother you
(sometimes)
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~Tsukune Apr 12, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
omg so gorgeous i just love your art!!!!

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I pray for the Light
But reside in Darkness
Thus I've come to wish for Twilight
~Tsukune (from Twilight Knights)
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~BlueRinflames42 Apr 9, 2012
this reminds me a lot of yin and yang, dark and light, happiness and sadness. The right side showings shambles, pollution, poverty, and the left side showing purity, clarity, and happiness. Two different sides of China, two different sides of this story (real world vs dream world) and, in a way, two different sides of the world.

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"He didn't Bleed forever
And death couldn't hold him down
He brought us back together
And we will share his ground
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We'v been made to live
We'v been made to live
----- Ivoryline
----- I <3 my savior Jesus Christ
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Mood: Love ~Zephyrus246 Apr 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Wow... this is simply amazing. And the story behind it all is really moving. Awesome work!
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